Low of 12 (so far) in Cartersville; all schools opening on time. Polk schools closed because of water issue. Latest updates. Adairsville OK'd to join different high school sports region. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

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Ware Mechanical weather: -Polk County schools closed because of water outages, not cold. All schools back in session today; delayed starts in Gordon, Chattooga counties. -We're close to another record low: 12 degrees at 5 a.m.; record is 10 degrees. No wind chill this morning. -Warmer, wetter weekend ahead; freezing drizzle below Atlanta possible overnight.   Downtown Rome added 17 businesses, 26 jobs in 2013. -Development authority's annual organizational meeting Thursday. Business -Hardee's, AutoZone proposed for Turner McCall/East First corner. -SunTrust closing Armuchee, East Rome branches; no changes at Second Avenue office.   Floyd School Board wins state honors. Public Health restaurant scores -No reports Tuesday from Floyd, Bartow counties Today's jail reports.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report       John McClellan: Adairsville joins Gordon schools; Rome in huge region 7-AAAAA Shorter Hawks' Meet the Team baseball dinner is Jan. 11; Rome's Charlie Culberson is the guest speaker.    Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Wednesday: Sunny, high of 41, low of 25. We'll escape the sub-32-degree plunge finally. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Wednesday including: -Karen Handel, candidate for U.S. Senate, on the hottest race on the primary ballot this May. -David Mathis of Georgia Highlands College on a special tribute at tonight's basketball games for longtime faculty and staff. -Sarah Egan, disaster program manager, for the American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia on relief efforts during this week's arctic blast.